The Kansas City Star’s All-Metro selections were made by members of the high school sports staff, who consulted with coaches. An athlete must participate in at least 60 percent of the competition for which the athlete has qualified to be eligible for first-team selection and 50 percent to be eligible for second-team and honorable-mention selection.

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Via all-state ballots and preps reporter Hayden Barber’s observations, here are the 2018 Kansas All-State high school football teams for Classes 4A, 5A and 6A as determined by The Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle.